The caste system of Northern India: With special reference to the united Provinces of Agra Oudh/ E.A.H. Blunt
By: Blunt, E.A.H [author.].
Publisher: New Delhi: Manohar Publication, 2021Description: ix, 374p.ISBN: 9789390035663.Subject(s): Caste -- India | Caste -- Uttar Pradesh -- IndiaDDC classification: 305.5122054 Summary: The twin provinces of Agra and Oudh form a tract, which from the dawn of Hindu civilization has been the home of Hinduism. Its social system is the Hindu social system of northern India. Hindu groups are divided into various castes. This caste system has grown slowly. Discussed in the book is the nature of the caste system in India, its evolution into various subcastes, sectarian castes, new castes, etc. Also described are the various primitive customs which were once prevalent among the various castes. Their significance is purely ethnographical. The appendices contain a list of caste names.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| 305.5122 SUB-C The caste of merit : | 305.5122 WIL-C Caste : | 305.5122 WIL-C Caste : | 305.5122054 BLU-C The caste system of Northern India: | 305.51220545 LBB-P Panjab Caste : | 305.51220954 BAN-; Caste, culture and hegemony: social domination in colonial Bengal | 305.51220954 BHA-C Caste and class: social stratification in Assam |
The twin provinces of Agra and Oudh form a tract, which from the dawn of Hindu civilization has been the home of Hinduism. Its social system is the Hindu social system of northern India. Hindu groups are divided into various castes. This caste system has grown slowly. Discussed in the book is the nature of the caste system in India, its evolution into various subcastes, sectarian castes, new castes, etc. Also described are the various primitive customs which were once prevalent among the various castes. Their significance is purely ethnographical. The appendices contain a list of caste names.
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